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June 13, 1933. I I A. c. .SCHM-IDT ET AL 1,913,637

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Patented June .13, 1933 UNITED STATES Antenna 0. SCHMIDT AND LEONARD J. WEHRLE, or stem, rrimnors nssrenonsro ELGIN BUTTER TUB COMPANY, OF ELGIN, rumors, A conromrrron or ILLnvors CONTAINER Application filed June 4, 1931. SeriaLNo. 541,982.

both of which are provided with means which cooperate to provide efiicient protection for the material packed in the container.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wooden butter tub and closure therefor, the tub being provided with encircling means which are adapted to protect the skirt of the closure from in ury durin transportation and handling.

A fhrther object of the invention is to provide a butter tub, closure therefor and means for securing same together, sald means being adapted to operate as a hinge when the tub is opened. 1

Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the invention will appear in the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a butter tub embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of the upper part of the tub and closure;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational View of the upper portion of the tub and closure; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View showing the manner in which one of the staples is used as a hinge.

Referring to the drawing, the butter tub is substantially cylindrical and preferably slightly tapering in shape. It may be formed from a plurality of staves 10 which are assembled in known manner to constitute the wall of the tub. This wall assembly is maintained by suitable encircling elements, for example wire hoops 11, 12 and strip metal hoop 13. The wire hoops 11 and 12 may suitably be made by butt-welding the ends of a suitable length of wire and they may be forced into place in the usual manner well known in the cooperage art. The hoop may suitably be provided with a bead 14 at its lower edge so asto strengthen same. This hoop serves to maintainthe bottom of the tub in place inwell known manner.

11 is located slightly below the upper edge ofthe tub andis adapted to cooperate with the closure 15, which will now be described. The closure 15 may suitably comprise a wooden wall 16 which may suitably be formed from one or more flat pieces of wood cut to circular form and held together by an encircling band of sheet metal 17. The wall 16 is preferably beveled around its periphery and the apical edge is received within a corresponding head 18 provided around the upper edge of the band 17. The band 17 comprises a depending skirt portion 19 which is adapted to fit snugly around the outside of the circular wall of the tub As shown in the drawing the wire hoop adjacent its upper edge. At its lower edge theskirt 19 is preferably provided with a bead20 to increase its rigidity. hen applied to the tub the lower edge of the skirt 19 is located immediately above and adjacent to the upper wire hoop 11. This relation of the skirt-and hoop enables a wood seal to be made between the wooden wall 16 of the closure 15 and the upper edge of the circular wall of the tub, in addition to the sealprovided by the snug fit of said circular wall within the skirt 19. r V

The skirt 19 is suitably provided with a series of openings 21, located at suitable intervals around its circumference. These openings are preferably provided above the head 20 so that the strengthening effect of this bead prevents any tendency of themetal skirt from being torn by the securing elements which are passed through its openin gs. The securing elements may suitably take the form of staples 22, which are preferably driven into the cylindrical wall of the tub with one leg passing through the opening 21 and the other leg being located below the wire hoop 11. This manneriof securing the closure upon thetub is extremely simple and eflicacious since the hoop 11 prevents upward displacement of the staple. The relation existing between the skirt 19 and the wire hoop 11 is highly advantageous 5 since the skirt 19 is thereby protected from upward accidental blows whichmight remove the closure or deform the skirt so as to Vitiate the seal between it and the tub wall. The hoop 11 also protects the skirt 19 from lateral blows, such as are frequently applied to these tubs' by sliding them with great force over the floor of freight cars or other vehicles so that they strike against the wall. In such cases the hoop 11 15 takes the blow and the skirt 19 is undamaged.

As shown in Fig. 4 the embodiment of the invention hereinbefore described lends itself to a simple and eflicient method for 20 securing the closure and top in operative association while the contents of the tub are being abstracted periodically. Thus if all but one of the staples 22 is removed the closure 15 is hinged to the tub by means of 25 the remaining staple 22, which greatly faeilitates the dispensing of the contents and expedites the return of the closure to the tub after it is opened.

Although the invention has been disclosed in connection with these specific details of preferred embodiment thereof, it must be understood that such details are not intended to be limitative of the invention, except insofar as set forth in the appending claims.

Having thus, described our invention what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a container having a 40 substantially cylindrical wall, a closure therefor having a depending skirt adapted to engage said wall, said skirt terminating in a hollow annular bead, encircling means around said wall adjacent the lower beaded edge of the skirt, and securing means passing through the skirt above the bead andbelowsaid encircling means into the wall.

2. In combination, a wooden container, a hoop encircling the container adjacent its upper end, a closure provided with a metal skirt which terminates adjacent and out of contact with the hoop, and staples passing through the skirt and below the hoop into the container wall. 1

5 In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 28th day of May, 1931.

ARTHUR C. SCHMIDT. LEONARD J. W'EHRLE. 

